Bridging Research and Practice
Professional Development Resources for L2 Teaching and Learning
About this workshop Introduction Developing rubrics to assess Interactional Competence (IC) and then applying them to student interaction poses challenges for language teachers in terms of fairness and validity on one hand, and practicality on the other. This workshop aims
Maryam Emami: 1) discusses how IC can be assessed in the second language classroom; 2) demonstrates her methods of assessment of IC, including her rubric; and 3) provides examples of the cycle of instruction and assessment of IC that she implements
Scott Walters (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): 1) introduces and defines test specs; 2) discusses the reasons for using test specs in L2 assessment; 3) analyzes some existing test specs and sample items; 4) provides an example of and opportunities
About this workshop Introduction In this workshop, Silvia Kunitz discusses multipart oral exams and how they can be analyzed through a conversation analytic lens. She introduces the rationale behind multipart-oral exams, i.e., a testing format that allows the assessment of